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UNLV Libraries Extended Study Room

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6-12-2012 10:15 AM

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6-12-2012 11:00 AM

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This cartoon “The High Tide of Immigration – A National Menace” appeared in the humor magazine Judge in 1903. It reflects the alarm among some Americans at the growing number of immigrants from countries in Southern and Eastern Europe such as Italy, Russia, Austria, Hungary and declining number of immigrants from countries in northern and western Europe such as Ireland and Germany.

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Dec 6th, 10:15 AMDec 6th, 11:00 AM

“The High Tide of Immigration—A National Menace”

UNLV Libraries Extended Study Room

This cartoon “The High Tide of Immigration – A National Menace” appeared in the humor magazine Judge in 1903. It reflects the alarm among some Americans at the growing number of immigrants from countries in Southern and Eastern Europe such as Italy, Russia, Austria, Hungary and declining number of immigrants from countries in northern and western Europe such as Ireland and Germany.